Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar

Al-Marhumah Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Babu Raja Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar (24 September 1928 - 17 October 2016) was the wife of Pengiran Anak Mohammad Alam and the mother of Pengiran Anak Saleha, the Queen Consort of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei.

Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar
Born24 September 1928
Died16 October 2016
Hospital Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha
CitizenshipBrunei
TitleAl-Marhumah Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Babu Raja
Spouse(s)Pengiran Anak Haji Muhammad Alam
Children•Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Salma
•Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha

•Pengiran Maharaja Lela Pengiran Anak Haji Mohammad Yusof
•Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah
•Pengiran Indera Negara Pengiran Anak Haji Puteh
•Pengiran Anak Haji Muhammad Ja'afar
•Pengiran Anak Hajah Damit
•Pengiran Anak Hajah Rokiah
•Pengiran Anak Hajah Mastura

•Pengiran Anak Hajah Fatimah

Biography

Besar was born on 24 September 1928; her father was Pengiran Anak Metassan.[1] She married Pengiran Anak Mohammad Alam in 1943.[1] They had nine children, 37 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.[1] Their eldest daughter, Pengiran Anak Saleha, married Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei, who is also her first cousin.[2][3] Other children also married members of Brunei's royal family.[4] She was very active in community and welfare initiatives in Brunei.[1]

Besar died at 5.45am on 16 October 2016 in the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital in Bandar Seri Begawan.[1] She is buried in the Kubah Makam Di Raja.[5]

Awards
  • Star of Honor, Brunei[1]
  • Medal of Honor, Brunei[1]

Honourable Degrees
  • The Most Honorable Maiden Degree (DK) (Dato Laila Utama)[1]
  • The Honorary Degree of the Laila Servicing the Second Degree (DSLJ) (Dato Seri Laila Services)[1]
  • The Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan Medal (PHBS)[1]

References
  1. "Berangkat Menziarahi Jenazah Al-Marhumah Pengiran Babu Raja | Brunei's No.1 News Website". www.brudirect.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. Moniek (2020-04-17). "Saleha - Queen of Brunei". History of Royal Women. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  3. Thiessen, Tamara (2012). Borneo: Sabah - Brunei - Sarawak. ISBN 9781841623900.
  4. "Royal Bersanding Highlights Weeklong Royal Wedding Celebration". Borneo Post Online. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  5. "Berita 2016 - Berangkat ke Kubah Makam Diraja". www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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